The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga (Video)

The key muscles of Hatha yoga include the hip flexors, among others. Find out about the key muscles of Hatha yoga with help from a certified yoga teacher in this free video clip.

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Hi, I'm Cinthia Torres. This is key muscles of Hatha yoga. One of the key muscles of Hatha yoga is the psoas major. The strongest and biggest player of a group of muscles called the hip flexors. The psoas affects your posture and helps stabilize the spine. The psoas originates in the lumbar spine creating a big muscle on both sides of the spine crossing down and forward. And attaching to a boney prominence of the thigh bone called the lessor trochanter. A great pose to identify and strengthen the psoas is Navasana, boat pose. Sit up tall with your feet on the floor. Knees bent. Hold lightly your knees and incline backwards stretching your elbows. Release the hands, arm is parallel to the floor. Inhale, lift the shins off the floor. The moment your back inclines back your psoas will contract to hold you up. To move into the full pose keep the chest lifted and stretch your legs out. This pose strengthens the psoas, the abdominals and back muscles. All key muscles of Hatha yoga.